90's Slept in Liner SS16 Chloe - Evening Ad

Internet Ref: Murphy, A. (2015). The New Definition of Beauty. Available: http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/beauty/make-up-nails/news/a36751/the-new-definition-of-beauty/. Last accessed 14th March 2016.

http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2016/
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Makeup artist Lucia Pieroni cited that "nineties rave girls" was the inspiration for her look at the Chloé Sping/Summer 2016 show with soft kohl black liner and radiant skin dominating the beauty element of the show. The liner was designed to look lived/slept in with soft blending through the lashes to create a grunge smudged look. The eyes were topped with a dusting of black mascara, lightly blushed cheeks and glossy effortless hair to fully embody the ideals of minimalist, youthful beauty. The whole purpose of this look is to resemble the party lifestyle of the 1990's with slept in makeup. To achieve this Lucia lined the outline of the eye with a simple black kohl pencil, this was worked along the waterline both above and below the eye and then smudged further into the lashes to remove any element of a clean final application. The purpose of this look is to not be neat or perfected, instead the eyes should stand out. This is a contrast however to the makeup of the skin which was fresh, clean and natural showing the skins true texture with a light matte finish. Blemishes and areas of improvement were touched up using a concealer that is applied as and where needed. Finally the soft addition of cream peach blush is applied to the high points of the face to add definition and emphasis the shape of the cheekbones. As the label's make-up artist Lucia Pieroni explains: "The Chloé woman doesn't need to hide. She looks for products that enhance, not ones that mask. It is all about having skin that glows, which means using products with radiance and avoiding heavy foundations and powders."
Smudged out liner such as this is an effortless method of creating a soft evening makeup look as it can be enhanced further to create a delicate smokey eye if required, this is simply through the addition of a shadow across the lid and beneath the lash line. Spring/Summer makeup trends are dominated by the concept of natural beauty therefore even the smallest addition of liner within this season can transform a natural day look into a sultry evening tone.